NEWTON’S LAWS WEBQUEST
To complete this webquest you will need the following items:
v A notebook or notebook paper
v A computer with an internet connection
Step 1:
Meet Issac Newton:
What you need to learn about him:
1. When he was born
2. Where he lived
3. What the name of the book was that first introduced his laws of motion
4. 5 other interesting facts about him
v Newton Biography1
v Newton Biography 2
v Newton Biography 3
v Newton Biography 4
Step 2:
Watch the Truck and Ladder animation and define Newton’s First Law in your journal
See how Newton’s first law affects motion in the vertical plane using this animated hammer.
Review what you have learned about Newton’s First Law by working through these Checking Your Understanding Questions.
Try this experiment at home if you are still unconvinced.
Step 3:
Watch the elephant and define Newton’s Second Law in your journal.
See how Newton’s Second law applies to Bumper Cars in this animation.
Review what you have learned about Newton’s First Law by working through these Checking Your Understanding Questions.
Step 4:
Read about Newton’s Third Law and record what you learned in your journal
Watch a really goofy movie on his Third Law.
Review what you have learned about Newton’s First Law by working through these Checking Your Understanding Questions.
Step 5:
Try and find 5 examples of Newton’s Laws on Teacher Tube! Bring the best ideas to class and we will watch them!
Alignment to Missouri Course Level Expectations:
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a. Recognize that inertia is a property of matter that can be described as an object’s tendency to resist a change in motion, and is dependent upon the object’s mass (Newton’s First Law of Motion)
b. Describe the effect of a change in mass of an object on the inertia of that object (Newton’s First Law of Motion)
c. Using information about the mass and acceleration of two objects, compare the forces required to move them (force = mass x acceleration) (Newton’s Second Law of Motion)
d. Identify forces acting on a falling object and the factors that affect the rate of fall (i.e., mass, volume, shape, or type of material from which the object is made)
e. Determine the overall effect (i.e., direction and magnitude) of forces acting on an object at the same time (i.e., net force)
f. Predict and explain the effect of a change in force and/or mass on the motion of an object (Newton’s Second Law of Motion)
g. Analyze action/reaction forces acting between two objects (e.g., handball hits concrete wall, shotgun firing) and describe their magnitude and direction (Newton’s Third Law of Motion)
h. Predict the change in motion of one object when it is acted upon by the equal and opposite force of another object (i.e., action/reaction forces) (Newton’s Third Law of Motion)
Updated 5/28/08